At the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, an Israeli and a Palestinian-American filmmaker screen their visions of women’s lives in the conflict zone.
A new film that explores what happens when two ostensibly straight women become girlfriends is a laugh-out-loud plea for tolerance. It may be a breakthrough for some, but others criticize it for not going far enough.
What started as a small, one-time conference in Brooklyn for African-American women directors has grown beyond its founders’ dreams into an annual film festival for women of color that begins today in Brooklyn.
Hollywood producers claim they want to use their films to promote a more positive image around the world. Rivers thinks that’s fine but argues that, in order to do so, Hollywood must cut some chase scenes and add some brainy women and real-life dads.
Combining video and activism, a Seattle program, Reel Grrls, teaches young women how to turn a critical eye–and the camera’s lens–to social issues ranging from body image to media manipulation.
Deborah Oppenheimer and Tracy Seretean are part of a growing number of filmmakers who are changing the way that the world sees, hears and receives women’s stories.
In New York’s chic Tribeca, a little-known but important film festival made its East Coast debut. With 19 films all featuring strong roles for women with a wide range of life experiences, the WinFemme Film Festival exhibited scenes from our lives.
This Hollywood awards ceremony was not televised, did not have a superstar male emcee telling corny jokes, feature a cast of hundreds of women in revealing dresses, or even hand out gold statuettes. And the winners might include all women and girls.
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